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Citizen Promaster Tough Titanium vs. Hamilton Expedition

Robert Farago — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 22:38:23 +0000

Why the Citizen Promaster Tough Titanium? In my last post, I pronounced the new mechanical Hamilton Khaki Field Expedition over-priced ($1k and up) and unsuitable for its stated case use (outdoor activities). I concluded that it’s a Rolex Explorer wannabe. Which is no bad thing in and of itself. But the $575 Citizen is better. […]

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New: Hamilton Khaki Field Expedition

Robert Farago — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:36:23 +0000

The New Hamilton Khaki Field Expedition Makes Its Case As Your New $1,000 Watch. Those of us who’ve spent years reading HoDinkee know what that means: the new Hamilton Khaki Field Expedition watch is over-priced. But they can’t say that, can they? We can. It is. Or is it? As the ‘Ho rightly points out, […]

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New Timex Giorgio Galli S2 Automatic – A Thousand Dollar Timex?

Robert Farago — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:34:29 +0000

The new Timex Giorgio Galli S2 Automatic costs $975 plus tax. That’s a major if not laughable step-up for a brand known for watches that sell for $40 and under (no commission on links). The American-assembled America Documents (favorably reviewed here) was pushing it at $500. This? The Timex Giorgio Galli S2 Automatic represents the […]

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I Destroyed My Watch – You Should Too!

Nick Leghorn — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:58:36 +0000

When I was wide-eyed youth, I destroyed my first computer. And my second one. Taking them apart, trying to put them back together, and learning (usually the hard way) how things work helped me build the foundation for the skills I have today. Thirty years later, I’m a professional computer wizard, paid to write magic […]

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Review: Hamilton Ventura XXL Bright

Robert Farago — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:45:29 +0000

The Hamilton Ventura is inexorably linked to its most famous wearer: Elvis Presley. And not, I may add, fat Elvis. The King wore his watch at the height of his cultural influence, in uniform. And that’s key . . . By the time Elvis’ Hamilton Ventura broke cover, Army service had mainstreamed the singer. The […]

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Swatch Profits Tank – Coronavirus Watch 27

Robert Farago — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:25:17 +0000

The Swatch Group has just released their 2020 half-year financial report [click here for pdf]. The announcement revealed the combined worldwide numbers for Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashutte, Jaquet Droz, Leon Hatot, OMEGA, Longines, Rado, Union Glashutte, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Calvin Klein, Swatch and Flik-Flak. As our headline reveals, Swatch profits tanked . […]

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The Truth About The Ball Railway Watch

Robert Farago — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:00:07 +0000

According to most historic accounts, the railroad watch was born on April 18, 1891. On that day a fast mail train collided with the Toledo Express at Kipton Station, 40 miles west of Cleveland, Ohio. The head-on collision destroyed both engines, three mail cars and one baggage car. Both engineers and six postal clerks died. […]

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